MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed talk that the Spanish champions would be willing to pay 100 million euros (155 million dollars) to sign Manchester United's Portuguese playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Real Madrid will never pay 100 million euros for anybody," Spanish sports daily Marca quoted him as saying at a sports even in Madrid on Monday night.
Calderon's comments come just two days after Real's German coach Bernd Schuster said the club would be willing to pay that amount to secure the services of the 23-year-old winger.
"For such a player we will pay what is necessary because what counts for us is to win the Champions League," he told German TV station DSF.
Marca, citing unnamed Real officials, said the Spanish club had an offer of 85 million euros in the works for Ronaldo which it will partially finance with the sale of its Brazilian atttacker Robinho to Chelsea.
Real hope to officially unveil Ronaldo on July 7 at its Santiago Bernabeu stadium at an even where it expects to draw 60,000 people, it added.
The club will only unveil the player after FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta's confidence vote on July 6 which was requested by two supporters who were angered by the Catalan side's poor performance last season so as to not embarass him, Marca reported.
"Real Madrid is a gentleman and does not want in any way to hurt Barcelona," a Real official told Marca.
Manchester United have repeatedly said the player - whose contract runs until 2012 - is definitely not for sale.
United earlier this month reported nine-time European champions Real to UEFA for trying to unsettle their prize asset, currently on a 120,000 pounds-a-week contract but who could see that sum double if he switched to the Bernabeu.
After Portugal were ousted from the Euro 2008 last week following a 3-2 defeat to Germany, the 23-year-old star said he would announce his future intentions in "two to three days".
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Sneijder said he doesn't want to play for Man Utd. well of course not because our team is so much stronger than Real Madrid that he could only ever expect a place on the bench. He can cover for injured players or when we rest players but Sneijder is not good enough to get a regular start. He will improve as a player over the years at old trafford but that requires patience. All Real Madrid players will improve if they come to Old Trafford but every Man Utd player to move to Madrid have become worse players. That is why Ronaldo will not be going to Real Madrid, along with the fact that they cannot afford Ronaldo. They will not pay 80 million for him but that does not matter because Man Utd would want at least 200 million. So no deal can be reached and Ronaldo is staying with the best club in the world rather than lowering his standards at Real Madrid.
I saw one coment about Real destroying real Ronaldo(Luis Nazario de Lima).Well that is so not true cause them man scored 85 goals in 121 caps for Madrid.He also scored hat-trick on Old Trafford nocking Manchester from Champions League.(that must have been very paintfull)!
Real Madrid is the greatest club in the world,and they want the best players in the world .But even I-huge Real Madrid fan think that Ronaldo although a great player is definitly not a great person.The one who doesn't want to talk with Sir Alex,even thoug he has made him the player he is,shows his personality.I'm the first supporter of him coming to Real Madrid if he is gonna play like in ManUtd,but I have major doubts of that ever hapening.Money will destroy him,he will have no more motiv to play at a great level.Robinho is I think at verge of exploding so I think there is no reason spending 100M euro on a player who doesn't respect anyone.
Ronaldo sucks. He is a good player but arrogant person. We dont keep people like him at old trafford. He is no better than the likes of Wayne, Anderson, Nani, name them all. F*cker just go to madrid, you suck you GOLD DIGGER. Just go we will see where you will be after two seasons. Lets bet Ronaldo will be back in impoverished country portugal , Lisbon. Real get this Assle fast. BOY YOU SUCK SUCK........... man u for life.
Come on ronaldo BIG BUCK!!!!...are waiting for you at real madrid.....go to the hell what MU fan might says,they not give you the moneyyy....RONALDO..REAL MADRID..RONALDO..REAL MADRID..FERGUSON SUCK !!!...
what happen to beckham... michael owen... steve mcmanaman... ronaldo.... and a lots star player... this club is distroyer star player....
wake up c.ronaldo... man u is the club in the world....
real madrid suck...
Oh my God, why people insist on talking about the so boring ronaldo
Overrated Ronaldo
ronaldo you ar getin so borin and you ar no betr then rooni get that you lossr
Muertonnumba1, what a convincing argument... your comments in that rather charming pigeon English really made sense to me.. thank you.
Now please step away from the keyboard and go and f*** yourself.
You idiot.
MANU SUCK THAT IS CLEAR AS IT CAN GET EVERYBODY THAT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT FOOTBALL KNOW THAT
ronaldo will never go and that is from a real madried fan,and i hate realmadrid because i am a utd fan
ronaldo will never go and that is from a real madried fan.
Message to Ronnie - - If you want to go just P**s off, its getting boring now.
And if you are not loyal and Respectful enough to say one thing or the other we dont want you no matter how good you.
You are only one person and Manchester United was here long before you and will be long long long after.
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